Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 38.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Malawi stood at 38.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Malawi peaked at 82.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2022.
Malawi ranks 54th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.0% | — |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 38.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.9%, 65% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 38.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.3%, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.0% | 66.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 46.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.0% | 42.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Malawi?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Malawi was 38.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Malawi ranks 54th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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